Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT INCREASING THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES AND MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE `THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980,' AS AMENDED
Date filed
July 29, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5043, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INCREASING THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES AND MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE `THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980,' AS AMENDED | |
| ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to increase the number of branches of (a) the Regional Trial Courts in all the judicial regions; (b) the Metropolitan Trial Courts in the National Judicial Region; and (c) the Municipal Trial Courts in certain cities and municipalities. The bill has the following other salient features: (1) The bill allots at least one Regional Trial Court for every city; and (2) It likewise provides for Municipal Trial Courts in newly-created cities, and additional branches of the Regional Trial Courts, Metropolitan Trial Courts and Municipal Trial Courts in the different cities. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DE VENECIA, JOSE JR. C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2002-07-29 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Calalay (007 ) | 2. Uy (007 ) |
| 3. Umali (007 ) | 4. Ylagan (007 ) |
| 5. Cari (012 ) | 6. Del Mar (014 ) |
| 7. Jaraula (015 ) | 8. Soon-ruiz (029 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2002-08-05 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
This bill seeks to increase the number of branches of (a) the Regional Trial Courts in all the judicial regions; (b) the Metropolitan Trial Courts in the National Judicial Region; and (c) the Municipal Trial Courts in certain cities and municipalities. The bill has the following other salient features: (1) The bill allots at least one Regional Trial Court for every city; and (2) It likewise provides for Municipal Trial Courts in newly-created cities, and additional branches of the Regional Trial Courts, Metropolitan Trial Courts and Municipal Trial Courts in the different cities.
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